Nail holder and set.



' No..87 4,613. v PATBNTED DEG.24,1907..

' J. A. MO'GOLM.

NAIL 119mm AND, SET. APILIOATION FILED JUNE 8, 1907.

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NAIL HOLDER AND SET.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 24, 1907.

Application filed June 8,1907- Serial No. 377.995.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that 1, JOHN A. MoCoLM, citizen of the United States, residing at New Plymouth, in the eountyof Canyon and State of Idaho, have invented certain new and use ful Improvements in Nail Holders and Sets, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention facilitates the construction Where a number of nails are to be driven and obviates the practice of holding a number of nails n reserve in the mouth with the consequent ill results, besides preventing injury to the fingers when sticking the nails. The invention provides a novel hold whereby the nails to be driven are separe ed from the remainder so as not to be in the way.

F or a full understanding of the invention and the merits thereof and also to acquire knowledge of the details of construction and the means for effecting the result, reference is to be had to the following description and accompanying drawings.

While the invention may be adapted to different forms and conditions by changes in the structure and minor details without deto in me following description and indicated in all the views of the -.lra.vings by the same reference characters.

The hold or proper comprises a hand piece 1 and a series of tines 2, and preferably curved throughout its length for convenience of handling and manipulating and to prevent displacement of the nails as Well as to facilitats picking up the nails when filling the holder "lhwtines 1-3 aretapcred at their exlnitics and are spaced apart distance a c1 ing to the sire of the nails for which the sci or is constructed. The device is long and comparatively narrow and thin and tape s from a .uxiddlc point towards each end. Open are provided at the inner ends of the slots or spaces 4- formed between the tines 2 and are of a size'to admit of the heads of the nails passing thorethrough. Dcpressions 5 fare formed in the sides ml the tines a short Y distance from the openings 3 and form; seats in which the heads of the nails drop so as to come below the upper surface of the device. The openings 3 may be designated asclearance openings, Whereas the depressions 5 merging intov the slots or spaces 4 provide set openings in which the nails to be driven are positioned to be set by tapping the same a light blow preliminary to their detachment from the holder by passing through the clearance openings 3.

The separator consists of a bar 6, blade 7 and finger iece 8 and is mounted in bearings .9 at one e ge of the holder, said bearings being in the form of eyes. Theparts 6, 7 and 8 are portions of a wire bent into the shape substantially as sl'ioivn' The blade 7 rests upon the upper side of the holder and extends across the slots 01 siaces 4 and is adapted. to engage with the heads of the inormost nails to properly space them from the set and clearance openings. When the separator is turned upon the bar 6 as an axis to throw the finger piece 8 and blade 7 outward, the innermost nails move towards the set, openings and drop in the depressions 5,

after which the scpara tor is turned to bring the blade .7 in the path of the heads of the nails and upon pushing the separator forward or towards the points of the tines 2, the nails in advance of those seated in the set openings 5 are moved forward so to be out bring the heads of the nails in register with the clearance o )cnin s and unon liitin the r v 1 r) holder the nails previously set pass'through clcurnlioe openings 3 and may be driven home by properly directed blows thereon in the usual manner.

The holder may be chz'irged supplied with a number of nails by passing points of the tines through a box, key or other rece containing the n s in hulli, said holder. 41;}; manipulated by sw ping movement, nails bi the points of the tines pa: oneat 0 heads thereof, and the no sliding up the tines back into the nail receiving slots r spaces 4. After the holder has been filled or supplied with a nui'nber el i the aside to permit innorm st nails to enter and drop into the s t openings 5, after which parator is turned maybe driven home.

the separator is turned backinto normal position and pushed forward, with the result that the nails in advance of those seated in the set openings 5 are moved out of the way, thereby admitting of the nails in the set openings being placed in proper osition to be struck by striking the same a 'ght blow and subse uently moving the holder to admit of the nai spassing thereover through the clearance opening 3, after which the nails It will thus be understood that the device prevents the handling of each nail and the holding of the same when in position for driving, and as a result work is greatly facilitated since the nails may be uickly driven one after the other and the hol er may be expeditiously refilled after being emptied.

It is noted that the device is held in one hand by means of the hand piece 1, the thumb serving to manipulate the separator. The hammer or other driving tool is held in the opposite hand. The nails may be driven one at a time or two may be struck at once. During the interval of driving the nails, the holder may be manipulated so as to have other nails in position, thereby admitting of driving the nails without any loss of time, such as usually required by picking up the nail and holding the same until struck bythe hammer. The device besides facilitating the work enables a greater amount of I workfto belaccomplished in a given time with less fatigue and exertion Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new is:

A nail holder comprising spaced tines tapered at their ends and having a set opening and a clearance opening in the length of the space formed between saidtines, and a separator mounted to receive both an agdal and alongitudinal movement and adapted to sweep over said setopening.

2.. A nail holder and set, comprising tines longitudinally curved and tapered at their ends, and having a set opening and a clearance opening ,in the length of the space formed between the tines.

A nail holder and set longitudinally curved throughout its length and eoinpr sing a hand piece and spaced tines, the latter tapered at their ends and having a set opening and clearance opening in the length of the space formed between them. and a separator mounted at one side of the holder and cone rising a blade to rest upon the Lines, and a linger piece, said separator having both? an axial and longitudinal movement. i

in testimony whereof affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN A. MoUOL-M.

W i in esses ERNST F. MEYER, A. It. l xoALLs. 

